MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nitin mean?
Nitin is conventionally associated with Sanskrit nīti, conduct or guidance. Sanskrit nīti is derived from nī, to lead, which connects conduct with guidance.
Pronunciation
IAST: nitina
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नितिन
Letter-by-letter: nitina
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਨਿਤਿਨ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
नितीन
Letter-by-letter: nitīna
6,283 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nitin in Indian usage
145,216 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,661 records (1.1%).
- Recorded as male: 143,555 records (98.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,343 |
| 1970s | 12,103 |
| 1980s | 61,404 |
| 1990s | 70,069 |
| Other decades | 297 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 58,662 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 23,078 |
| Kerala | 13,671 |
| Haryana | 11,330 |
| Rajasthan | 9,774 |
| Delhi | 7,518 |
| Uttarakhand | 5,969 |
| Punjab | 4,837 |
| Bihar | 3,071 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2,139 |
| Maharashtra | 1,263 |
| Jharkhand | 1,110 |
| Goa | 1,012 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 709 |
| Chandigarh | 601 |
| Karnataka | 122 |
| Other states | 350 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Behind the Name: Nitin ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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